Setting Up The Wireless-N 4-Port Router As A Repeater; Setting Up A Wds Network - Zoom Wireless-N User Manual

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Setting up the Wireless-N 4-port Router
as a Repeater
This chapter explains how to set up the Wireless-N 4-port Router as a Repeater using
WDS (Wireless Distribution System) to boost and extend the range of your wireless
network. WDS is especially useful in large homes or workplaces, including ones with
multiple floors. Additional routers may be used to extend the range of your wireless
network in any direction. These routers can either connect to each other or to a
central router.

Setting up a WDS network

Setting up a WDS network typically requires you to setup at least two routers. A base station router that is
connected to your Cable or ADSL modem (or in the case of a wireless Cable or ADSL modem that
supports WDS, the modem itself), and a remote station router that is located closer to the devices that are
having trouble accessing your wireless network. The setup for the Wireless-N 4-port Router is the same
whether or not you are using it as a base station or a remote station. However if you are using the
Wireless-N 4-port Router as the base station you should have already configured the WAN connection as
described in Chapter 2.
If you are using a router other than the Wireless-N 4-port Router as your base station you may need to setup
WDS on that router. If you are unsure if you need to setup WDS in your router we recommend first setting
up the Wireless-N 4-port Router as your remote station and trying to connect to the base station. If you are
able to connect and access the Internet, you do not need to perform any additional setup on your router. If
you can not access the Internet you may need to setup up the other router. Please refer to the
documentation included with your device.
Note: You may need to know the Wireless-N 4-port Router's Wireless MAC address to setup the
other router. The Wireless MAC address is located on the Wireless-N 4-port Router's Status page.
Select the Wireless MAC address that appears in the middle of the page in the Wireless Status
section, not the WAN MAC address in the System Status section.
If you wish to extend the range of your wireless network even further you may add additional Wireless-N
4-port Routers to your network. These routers can connect either to your base station router or to an
existing remote station router.
Deciding which WDS Mode to Use
The Wireless-N 4-port Router supports both Hybrid Repeater mode and WDS Only mode.
Hybrid mode is used when you want to extend the range of your wireless network to both wired
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